fixed holy days

Fast of Thoth:

Fast of Thoth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day long fast to honor Djehuti or Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and magick. Celebrated in the Alexandrian calendar.

Ludi Romani:

Last Day of Ludi Romani: Roman holy day. Ludi Romani starts September 5 and lasts until September 19.

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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 3

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Ardwahisht
Day 3

The day of Ardwahisht celebrates the Av. Asha Vahishta, the Highest Asha, who presides over fire. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the days spiritual being.

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: (121) On the day of Ardwahisht go to the Fire Temple. Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Muin (M)
Vine Moon
Day 18

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Shedding

Roman information

a.d. XIII Kal. Oct.
13 days before the Kalends of October
Month: September

The a.d. XIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 13 days before the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

The Roman month of September is named for septem, because it was originally the seventh month of the Roman solar year September was sacred to Vulcan (Vvlcan), Roman God of fire.

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus calendar, September (the seventh month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numas calendar, September had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesars calendar (the Julian Calendar), September had 30 days. Caesars calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.

astrological information 2010

Magick Color:

Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.

Magick Incense:

Eucalyptus: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is eucalyptus. You may want to burn eucalyptus incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like eucalyptus.

astrological information 2009

Magick Color:

Blue: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is blue. You may want to burn a blue candle or wear some blue this day.

Magick Incense:

Parsley, Pine, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is pine. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn parsley, pine, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you dont have or dont like parsley, pine, or thyme.

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